We had a lineback who was a pet. She'd let me sit on the stall divider and lean back against her to pet her. I'd fall asleep sitting there. She never moved. Good old cow.
Had a holstein heifer that was real friendly. She would follow me anywhere, except the sale ring the day of our auction, as long as I didn't put anything on her neck. If I dropped a piece of baler twine over her neck she wouldn't move. When others got out I'd go in and scratch her on the head, she'd follow me out through the gate, walk in a circle around the others, and they'd all follow us back in.
When I was in jr high we had a cow that didn't like anyone short. No one believed me til mom was the one that bounced off the barn wall in the process of unlatching her stanchion.
Had a cow that was a pet, freshened back in one time and was the most miserable little thing you'd ever dealt with. Ended up with nose leads and a couple ropes to hold her head back, and hacksawed through her horn enough that it let the pressure off her temple. Within a few days she was calm enough I could finish the job. Poor dehorning had let it grow in a curve back into her skull. I'm guessing it was a heck of a headache.
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